It's not unusual for one or two social agencies to fail at the polls on Town Meeting Day, but six of 10? What happened? Faced with significant tax increases everywhere else, did the voters decide charitable giving was one place where they could pull back - or that it would make a significant difference on their tax bills?
Here are the official voting results courtesy of the City's Clerk's office (I'll bold those that passed, just to make it easier to spot):
Rutland County Women's Network and Shelters - $10,000
Yes - 2,003 ... No - 1,874
Rutland Mental Health Services - $30,000
Yes - 1,784 ... No - 2,082
Retarded Citizens - Rutland Area - $35,900
Yes - 1,855 ... No - 1,978
Marble Valley Regional Transit District - $46,140
Yes - 1,866 ... No - 2,001
Rutland Area Visiting Nurses - $35,000 Hospice - $8,000
Yes - 2,630 ... No - 1,271
Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County -$27,500
Yes - 1,826 ... No - 2,048
One-2-One - $6,000 RSVP - $8,475 InterAge - $2,500 SW Council on Aging - $20,000
Yes - 2,146 ... No - 1,694
Regional Ambulance - $69,168
Yes - 2,337 ... No - 1,548
Vermont Adult Learning - $9,000
Yes - 1,680 ... No - 2,155
BROC - Community Action in Southwestern Vermont
Yes - 1,599 ... No - 2,251
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